The Australian Government today released a paper which outlines its approach to increasing employment for people with disability including mental illness.
The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O’Connor, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, released Setting the Direction which will guide the Government’s National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy.
The paper sets the direction of the Strategy and details what the Government has already achieved in the area of boosting employment for people with disability.
The Strategy is due to be released next year. The Government has already begun implementing a number of reforms in a bid to increase employment for people with disability.
Further information is outlined at the Ministers Media Centre web site (please see Related Links on this page).